Heather N. McCook, CNM

Heather’s path to midwifery has been shaped by experiences such as these since she was a child, watching her own mother show unexpected compassion and support toward a stranger who was experiencing a serious illness. Influenced by all the teachers, nurses, providers and patients she has encountered along her career path, today Heather’s first priority in caring for people is validating what they are experiencing. She appreciates being able to change someone’s perception of medicine and healthcare by simply recognizing their feelings, their pain and their concerns are real and worthy of help and support. Similarly, Heather enjoys being able to perform someone’s first pelvic exam or Pap smear so that she can explain what’s happening and demonstrate what consensual and trauma-informed care really looks like. Although she supports a complete range of birth plans, Heather considers unmedicated labor and delivery to be a specialty. She has special training in myofascial release and fetal rotation as techniques to assist in labor and birth. In addition to caring for people during pregnancy and childbirth, Heather provides trauma-informed wellness care and gynecology, including birth control counseling and STI screening and treatment for all people. She cares for trans and non-binary folks, including gender-affirming hormone therapy. Heather grew up in South Georgia, which imparts a soothing lilt and cadence to every conversation. When she’s not busy with the business of raising three children, she enjoys creative pursuits of many varieties, including crochet, cake decorating and producing digital art.